Route 66: Day 6 – Like an Armadillo in Amarillo
By JamesW on May 16, 2008 in Travel Blog
Armadillo: any of a family (Dasypodidae) of burrowing edentate mammals with an armorlike covering of bony plates, ranging from the S U.S. to Argentina: they are mostly nocturnal, and a few species roll up into a ball when attacked.
Instead of bony plates, we have metal and fiberglass. Instead of rolling up into a ball, we are rolled up in our bunks. In otherwords, on day 6 we did a whole lot of nothing. Our comfortable campsite resulted in a 3 to 0 vote to stay put for a day, without 1 revolution of a wheel. So, after making a number of minor repairs on the RV, and a stint in the exercise room, we visited the “Cadillac Ranch” amidst light rain and an El Greco like cloudy sky. See pictures in the Image Gallery.
We also had a TV hookup. I don’t have a dish, so occasional TV becomes a pleasure. The only problem is that the only cable news channel they get in Amarillo is “Fox News”. The people from Texas, as many may have noticed, are a little different – especially their politicians. Could it be the result of a steady diet of Fox News and Bill O’Reilly (the almost daily recipient of Keith Oberman’s “Worst Persons of the Day” award) ? That would explain a few things!
Amarilloan | May 16, 2008 | Reply
Um, did you check CNN on channel 54, or MSNBC on channel 63? I’m all for making jokes about the political nature of my hometown, but you don’t have to falsify information just for the sake of humor…
MaxW | May 16, 2008 | Reply
@ Amarilloan –
At the RV park we stayed at the cable listing only went up to channel 17 and Fox was the only news channel that came up for us…
Thanks for reading!
Chris | May 17, 2008 | Reply
Hey,Guys,
THis is great fun following your travels! Thanks for all of your efforts in keeping us updated. Question: Refresh our memories as to the background on Cadillac Ranch. Does it have something to do with an eccentric old lady? (This could be the topic of today’s entry.) Continued safe travel and here’s hoping you hit some cheaper gas prices. George W. is working on it.
Chris